BOARDLOCK project
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Project Overview
Tired of your run-of-the-mill skateboard? Looking to upgrade it to the next level? We present to you BOARDTRACK: a slick skateboard equipped with a battery-powered Raspberry Pi, GPS chip, and accelerometer attached to its underside. Why? We're glad you asked... these small gadgets provide BOARDTRACK with the the capacity for user-friendly tracking of both its location, acceleration, and average speed in real time. Once collected, this data is parsed and continuously displayed onto the Google Maps Interface of your desired monitor. But wait, there's more -- this display is unique to every trip, notifying you how far you've gone, your speed at any location, and highest acceleration reached. In this project, our team aims to manufacture a unique transportation method of utmost quality, aesthetics, and convenience.
Weekly Log
https://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/ese205/core/index.php?title=BOARDLOCK
Team Members
- Amin Bdeir
- Isabella Zisman
- TA: Sam Hoff
Objectives
- Attach a battery-powered Raspberry Pi, GPS Chip, Accelerometer, to the underside of our Skateboard's deck
- Set up Raspberry Pi
- successfully SSH in
- email ourselves IP address
- Get GPS working
- Be able to access BOARDLOCK's location at all times from phone
Reach Objectives
- Establish Bluetooth connection from phone to Raspberry Pi
- Be able to lock and unlock BOARDLOCK's wheels
Challenges
- Learning to ride BOARDLOCK
- Learning how Raspberry Pi works
- Learning to code in Python
- Having the ability to access BOARDLOCK's current location in real time from a phone
- Being able to lock/unlock the wheels
Gantt Chart
https://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/ese205/core/images/7/7d/Ganttchartt.pdf
Presentation Slides
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1R9UPc2ogxPKON9jxLcB9qWECYStB06nGXCuJ_GoqvfU/edit?usp=sharing
Night Light design
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14BxDPPlyi2YZkdFCk_n2jNiYaWCCQbUU
Budget
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